With 2 million copies already sold, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sets new record

With 2 million copies already sold, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sets new record

The eight story of the fantasy fiction series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is said to have broken the sales record of several bestsellers--including Dan Brown's bestseller, The Lost Symbol.

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IndiaToday.in

August 4, 2016

UPDATED: August 4, 2016 17:11 IST

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's special rehearsal edition released this weekend. Photo: Reuters

Living up to all its hype, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has gone on to break a new sales record by selling two million copies within the first two days of its release.

The script of the much-anticipated play that has been brainwired by author JK Rowling, screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany has been creating buzz since the day of its very first announcement.

The eight story of the popular fantasy fiction series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiered at London's Palace Theatre last weekend with its script being released soon after.

According to Scholastic, the book has created a new sales record by selling more than two million copies in the United States.

A report by Reuters has Kate Skipper, buying director at UK bookstore chain Waterstones, mentioning that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is "already the store's biggest-selling hardback since Dan Brown's 2009 thriller The Lost Symbol and that it is expected sales would exceed those of The Lost Symbol by the end of its first week."